Imaging apparatus and control method for recording device

Abstract

A control method for a recording device includes image processing of applying an effect to a moving image, and controlling to record the moving image into a recording medium, when recording a moving image obtained by image capturing. In the image processing, an effect is applied to a moving image corresponding to a partial period of a normal moving image to be recorded into the recording medium with no effect being applied. In the controlling, control is performed to connect the normal moving image to which no effect is applied and a moving image created by applying the effect to the moving image corresponding to the partial period of the normal moving image, to record the normal moving image and the created moving image into the recording medium as a continuous moving image.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
 an image capturing unit configured to capture a moving image; 
 an image processing unit configured to apply an effect to the moving image captured by the image capturing unit; and 
 a control unit configured to perform control to record the moving image captured by the image capturing unit into a recording medium, 
 wherein the image processing unit applies an effect to a moving image corresponding to a partial period of a normal moving image to be recorded into the recording medium with no effect being applied, and 
 wherein the control unit connects the normal moving image and an effect moving image created by applying the effect to the moving image corresponding to the partial period of the normal moving image, to record the normal moving image and the effect moving image into the recording medium as a continuous moving image. 
 
     
     
       2. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an effect applied to a moving image by the image processing unit is a reproduction effect including at least one of a fast-forward reproduction effect, a fast-rewind reproduction effect, a slow reproduction effect, and a slow-rewind reproduction effect, and
 wherein the image processing unit creates a reproduction-effect moving image by applying the reproduction effect. 
 
     
     
       3. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein, when recording the moving image captured by the image capturing unit into the recording medium, the control unit performs control to connect the normal moving image and the reproduction-effect moving image created by applying the reproduction effect to the moving image corresponding to the partial period to record the normal moving image and the reproduction-effect moving image into the recording medium as a continuous moving image. 
     
     
       4. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the control unit performs control to record the normal moving image and the reproduction-effect moving image to which the reproduction effect is applied by the image processing unit, so that the reproduction-effect moving image is connected to an end of the normal moving image. 
     
     
       5. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the image processing unit creates a fast-rewind reproduction moving image by applying a fast-rewind effect to the moving image corresponding to the partial period, and
 wherein the control unit performs control to connect the fast-rewind reproduction moving image to an end of the normal moving image to which no reproduction effect is applied, to record the normal moving image and the fast-rewind reproduction moving image as a continuous moving image. 
 
     
     
       6. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the image processing unit creates a fast-rewind moving image and a slow moving image by applying a fast-rewind effect and a slow reproduction effect, respectively, to the moving image corresponding to the partial period, and
 wherein the control unit performs control to connect the fast-rewind moving image to an end of the normal moving image to which no reproduction effect is applied, and connect the slow moving image to an end of the fast-rewind moving image, to record the normal moving image, the fast-rewind moving image, and the slow moving image as a continuous moving image. 
 
     
     
       7. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 further comprising a temporary storage unit configured to temporarily store uncompressed moving image data not being subjected to compression processing, during image capturing of a moving image by the image capturing unit, 
 wherein the image processing unit creates a reproduction-effect moving image by applying a reproduction effect using the uncompressed moving image data temporarily stored by the temporary storage unit. 
 
     
     
       8. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein, in response to an image capturing end of a moving image to be recorded into the recording medium, the image processing unit creates the reproduction-effect moving image by applying the reproduction effect using the uncompressed moving image data temporarily stored by the temporary storage unit. 
     
     
       9. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein, in response to lapse of a predetermined time from an image capturing start of the moving image to be recorded into the recording medium, the temporary storage unit starts temporarily storing the uncompressed moving image data not being subjected to the compression processing. 
     
     
       10. An imaging apparatus comprising:
 an image capturing unit configured to capture a moving image; 
 an image processing unit configured to apply a reproduction effect to the moving image captured by the image capturing unit; and 
 a control unit configured to perform control to record the moving image captured by the image capturing unit into a recording medium, 
 wherein the image processing unit creates a plurality of effect moving images by applying a plurality of types of reproduction effects to a same moving image captured by the image capturing unit, and 
 wherein the control unit performs control to connect the moving image to which the reproduction effect is not applied and the plurality of effect moving images, to record the moving image to which the reproduction effect is not applied and the plurality of effect moving images as a series of moving images. 
 
     
     
       11. The imaging apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein an effect applied to a moving image by the image processing unit is a reproduction effect including at least one of a fast-forward reproduction effect, a fast-rewind reproduction effect, a slow reproduction effect, and a slow-rewind reproduction effect, and
 wherein the image processing unit creates a reproduction-effect moving image by applying the reproduction effect. 
 
     
     
       12. A control method for a recording device configured to record a moving image obtained by image capturing, the control method comprising:
 image processing of applying an effect to a moving image; and 
 controlling to record the moving image into a recording medium, 
 wherein, in the image processing, an effect is applied to a moving image corresponding to a partial period of a normal moving image to be recorded into the recording medium with no effect being applied, and 
 wherein, in the controlling, control is performed to connect the normal moving image to which no effect is applied and a moving image created by applying the effect to the moving image corresponding to the partial period of the normal moving image, to record the normal moving image and the created moving image into the recording medium as a continuous moving image. 
 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing the control method according to  claim 12 . 
     
     
       14. A control method for a recording device configured to record a moving image obtained by image capturing, the control method comprising:
 image processing of applying a reproduction effect to a moving image; and 
 controlling to record the moving image into a recording medium, 
 wherein, in image processing, a plurality of effect moving images is created by applying a plurality of types of effects to the same moving image obtained by image capturing, and 
 wherein, in the controlling, control is performed to connect the moving image to which the reproduction effect is not applied and the plurality of effect moving images, to record the moving image to which the reproduction effect is not applied and the plurality of effect moving images as a series of moving images. 
 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing the control method according to  claim 14 .